December 8, 2009 Fifth in the series “Labor goes to Copenhagen The effort to address the worst environmental catastrophe in human history is coming in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Business and governments have used economic adversity as an excuse to limit efforts to address… Read More »
CLIMATE-PROTECTING DEVELOPMENT
December 6, 2009 Fourth in the series “Labor goes to Copenhagen One of the most contentious issues in climate negotiations is how to share the burden of climate protection between the rich developed countries of the North and the poor developing countries of the South. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) represents unionized workers… Read More »
PROTECTING THE CLIMATE
December 04, 2009 Third in the series “Labor Goes to Copenhagen According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN-sponsored scientific body that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work, keeping global temperature within 2 degrees C of historic levels requires reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by specific targets. The… Read More »
A JUST TRANSITION
December 2, 2009 This is the second in a series of posts as representatives of trade unions around the world head off to Copenhagen. It is cross-posted with the Labor Network for Sustainability. At the core of global labor’s strategy for climate protection is the idea of a “just transition” to a low-carbon economy…. Read More »
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